| Iranian Filmmaker Hailed at Cannes Is Released After Nearly 3 Months in Prison The filmmaker, Jaffar Panahi, was released Tuesday on $200,000 bail, two weeks after beginning a hunger strike, the ISNA news agency reported. nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Yemen: 2 Officers Die in Gun Battle With Militants Two security officers were killed and three others were wounded in a shootout with suspected Qaeda militants in the southern town of Mukalla, an official statement said feeds.nytimes.com |
The Increasing Role and Influence of Military Spouses In today's military, military spouses play an active role not only in their spouses' decisions but also in decisions that affect the military unit. feeds.nytimes.com |
Afghanistan Hit By Kidnappings on Eve Of Vote KABUL (Reuters) - A rash of election-related kidnappings hit Afghanistan on Friday despite tightened security on the eve of a parliamentary poll the Taliban has vowed to disrupt. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Saudi Prince Guilty of Murder A Saudi prince was convicted of murder on Tuesday for beating his servant to death last winter in a five-star hotel suite in London. feeds.nytimes.com |